Sun Scoop Hydrating Cream Sunscreen
61/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Sun Scoop Hydrating Cream Sunscreen is a hydrating formula blending mineral zinc oxide with chemical filters ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, avobenzone and octocrylene. It wears with a balanced finish and feels moderately heavier on skin, with a medium chance of white cast, no stinging, and a low breakout-trigger rating. Protection is rated good. With a score of 61 out of 100 it is a serviceable daily moisturizing sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
59
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +14.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #12, UV filter
- +18 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #13, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- +4.8 Octocrylene at #22, UV filter
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #12 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #22, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #13, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Avobenzone at #13, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octocrylene at #22, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −5 Octinoxate at #12, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #3
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #17, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Lecithin)
- −38 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
32
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Avobenzone at #13, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #22, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Sodium Hyaluronate at #11, hyaluronic family
- → 3 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Betaine)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate)
- → 10 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylates Copolymer)
- ← 15 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (27)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / → shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.
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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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9 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection
- ↑ 5 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 18 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 28 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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18 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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22 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 4.8 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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23 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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26 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
Is Sun Scoop Hydrating Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a mix. The cream blends mineral zinc oxide with chemical filters ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, avobenzone and octocrylene.
Does the Sun Scoop Hydrating Cream Sunscreen leave a white cast or feel heavy?
It rates medium for white cast and feels moderately heavier on skin, which is common for a hydrating cream with zinc. The finish is balanced and it does not sting.
Is it a good sunscreen?
It scores 61 out of 100, a serviceable result. Protection is rated good, making it a reasonable daily moisturizing sunscreen.